Photographs of the 144th Commencement ceremony, 1965 May 28
Description:
Black and white photographs of the 144th Commencement ceremony held on May 28, 1965. Photographed are students, faculty, and honorary degree awardees in academic regalia, the ceremony marshals, and members of the audience. The ceremony takes place in the Alumni Gymnasium and Athletic Complex Quadrangle. Also included are photographs of students in regalia in a locker room and photographs of honorary degree awardees and the College President posing for photographs indoors. Individuals photographed may include Calvin Hastings Plimpton (President of Amherst College, 1960-1971), Mary Ingraham Bunting, Bill Liedtke, Rolfe Humphries, Frederick Scouller Allis, Jr., Jacqueline Lévy-Despas, John Rock, William Lucius Cary, Will Mercer Cook, Eustace Seligman, Louis Franklin Eaton, John F. Boyle, and Ernest Miller Whitcomb. These photographs were taken by the College Photographer for the Office of Public Affairs (now the Office of Communications). The name of the photographer is unknown.
